NATIONAL TEACHERS' COLLEGE KALIRO GENDER BLOG SITE

  During the dissemination of the end-line survey on GBV by the MUST team, information from participants indicated that there is still some form of GBV in the institutions. It was noted that amongst us, there are actions, gestures, sayings that we perform casually but which make others feel uncomfortable. Some of the actions named include things like, ·          winking to someone you are not close to, ·          standing/bending over someone of the opposite sex, too close for comfort, ·     P atting someone especially in areas that they don’t feel comfortable about, like the chest, bum, wrist, waist. ·          Calling someone these common sexual names like sweetie, “kikwano” and others This calls for reflecting before we act around some people in our community. By doing so, we shall limit hurting others unknowingly/knowingly. If it  happ...

"Embracing Gender Equality: Unifying for Lasting Transformation" emphasizes the profound words of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who aptly stated, "Gender equality is not a woman's issue; it is a human issue. It affects us all." The article highlights practical steps we can take to promote gender equality and ignite meaningful and enduring change. The first crucial step involves creating an inclusive and empowering environment that values and respects the unique contributions and perspectives of all individuals, recognizing that gender equality is a matter that concerns everyone. By ensuring equal opportunities, fair treatment, and representation, we can cultivate a nurturing space where everyone can thrive. To achieve lasting transformation, it is essential to challenge biases and embrace diversity and inclusion. This entails questioning societal norms and providing safe spaces for open and respectful discussions, which enables us to dismantl...

  Engaging the HR in capacity building activities like CPDs, benchmarking visits helps them to acquire knowledge on how to implement activities to foster gender mainstreaming. The coach helps participants to share experiences, identify gaps and propose strategies to bridge them. It is necessary for members of institutions to engage in the trainings and thereafter cascade to the whole institution to have the desired impact. As a team, in what areas under gender mainstreaming do we need support to be able to implement it as expected?

Disaggregation of data is the breakdown of gathered information into smaller units to gain deeper understanding of a situation or clarify underlying trends. Collection of sex disaggregated data of the college staff members helps to inform gender analysis, gender transformative approaches and the developing of programs and policies. This also helps to identify inequalities and to promote effective policy making and inform any actions that the college plans. Looking at the data, members in the college can propose ways of handling structures, resources and infrastructure. How else can this data be put to use?

Share information through infographics to promote equal treatment of Human Resource in the community.

  Brochure developed for information sharing about GBV  

We have developed documents to guide in gender mainstreaming in the college community. The Gender GBV policy is to articulate guidelines on non-discriminatory prevention and response to Gender Based Violence (GBV ). The Gender equality guidelines will support gender equality in National Teachers’ College Kaliro community .